In a repeat of 2016, the re-election of Donald Trump as president of the United States has many Americans taking stock of their options to leave the country.
Wealthy Americans have already been making the preparations, their attorneys have told Fortune—and many were doing so as a "Plan B" regardless of who won the presidency. Other surveys have found that an increasing number of Americans at all income levels want to leave the country, with political and social unrest being a top concern, followed by the high cost of living. Over the past few years, more and more Americans have been renouncing their citizenship altogether. Anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, and anti-LGBTQ sentiment are major drivers, as is the erosion of women's reproductive rights, say immigration attorneys and firms.
